When the clinic opened, Tao Xiaoxi brought Ma Zi girl and her sister-in-law to take charge of the clinic. Her sister-in-law mainly helped out. Although Tao Xiaoxi taught the same thing, her sister-in-law could never learn as well as Ma Zi girl.
Tao Xiaoxi never fulfilled that promise. After the probation period, she admitted the best candidates. In fact, she kept the pockmarked girl and her elder sister-in-law. In fact, she had planned to keep her elder sister-in-law by her side from the beginning, either to help or to comfort her. Because of Mo girl, Tao Xiaoxi always felt that she could not ignore her elder sister-in-law's affairs.
Li Nanqiu came back and stayed for a few days. He would come to her whenever he had nothing to do. Now she was closest to her third sister-in-law, even closer to her than her own parents, and was willing to tell her anything.
"Sister-in-law, I heard that Xiangxiang used to like Brother Hengsheng?" Li Nanqiu asked one day.
"Not just before, I think I like it now too." Tao Xiaoxi replied.
Li Nanqiu stared with his big eyes, incredulous, "You still like it now?"
"Why, are you feeling pressured?" Tao Xiaoxi smiled. "Indeed, Xiangxiang has learned a lot from following me over the past two years. She's also smart. It's not impossible for her to be a good match for Liang Hengsheng."
"Sister-in-law?!" Li Nanqiu was angry, but couldn't help but secretly glance at the pockmarked girl who was dispensing medicine for someone over there. Fortunately, she still had a pockmarked face.
"Besides, Liang Hengsheng doesn't just look at appearance, right?" Tao Xiaoxi added.
Li Nanqiu felt even more resentful and looked over there again. Tao Xiaoxi took it all in.
"But I recently asked Zhao Bin about a medicine that I heard is very effective in treating bacterial plaque, especially pockmarks on the face."
"Are you planning to use it on Xiangxiang?"
"Well, let's try. If it works, she won't be called the pockmarked girl anymore. Actually, Xiangxiang is pretty, but she has a bit of a hot temper. Plus, the pockmarks on her face keep many men away from her."
Li Nanqiu had a complicated expression on her face. Seeing that she really felt threatened, Tao Xiaoxi couldn't help laughing.
"I have a whitening medicine here. Do you want to try it?" Tao Xiaoxi said deliberately.
"Whitening? Me?" Li Nanqiu pointed at himself.
"Yes, although you are not black, you can be whiter. They say a white complexion can cover up a hundred uglinesses." Tao Xiaoxi became more and more superficial as she spoke.
Li Nanqiu waved his hand. "Forget it. I'd rather do a few more experiments if I have that much time. People who like me will naturally like everything about me. People who don't like me won't necessarily like me even if I make myself look like a white bun. Besides, I don't have to please anyone. I can be beautiful on my own."
"You, I really like your confidence. Don't worry, there is no possibility for Xiangxiang and your brother Hengsheng." Tao Xiaoxi smiled and stopped teasing her.
"How do you know?"
"Why, you're not confident again?"
Only then did Li Nanqiu realize that her third sister-in-law was making fun of her.
In fact, Tao Xiaoxi's words were both true and false. It was not necessarily true that there was medicine to cure pockmarks, but it was true that pockmarked girl still had Liang Hengsheng in her heart, and it was also true that there was no possibility for them to be together.
Even if Liang Hengsheng came back and begged her to marry him, the pockmarked girl would probably tell him to get lost. She was a proud and arrogant person who preferred to be alone rather than be with the wrong person. She was also a perfectionist in love. She now felt that Liang Hengsheng was no longer pure, but she had not yet completely let go of her passionate first love.
Liang Hengsheng had always felt apologetic towards Miss Pockmarked, so when he saw her in the clinic that day, he saluted her respectfully, almost bowing ninety degrees, feeling very awkward and nervous.
The pockmarked girl was calm, "I'm not going to eat you, why are you so scared?"
Liang Hengsheng smiled and said, "Maybe it's because you saved my life. I don't know how to repay you."
"Didn't you build a road for our village? Just consider it as a reward." The pockmarked girl said casually.
Liang Hengsheng pushed his glasses up. "That's my reward to Mantou Village. How can I use it for two purposes?"
"I don't mind, and you don't have to worry about it. That's it. I'm going to get the medicine for him."
This was an order to expel the guest. Liang Hengsheng heard it and felt relieved. He had always been glad that he did not marry Xiangxiang, but this did not prevent him from feeling guilty about her. Guilt was not love. Now that he had found his other half, he was even more grateful to Xiangxiang for not marrying him.
This may sound a bit ridiculous, but Liang Hengsheng sincerely hopes that Xiangxiang can find her other half and live a happy life.
Liang Hengsheng even suggested introducing his cousin to Xiangxiang, but Tao Xiaoxi stopped him. "Marriage is not something you can control. The best thing you can do for her is to stop trying to match people up with each other."
Liang Hengsheng thought it made sense and let it go.
Li Nanqiu and Liang Hengsheng had formally invited Xiangxiang to their wedding. When Tao Xiaoxi asked her if she wanted to go, Mazi smiled and said, "Although I don't mind that much anymore, I really can't give my blessing, so I won't bother everyone by going."
"That's fine. The main thing is not to cause trouble for ourselves." Tao Xiaoxi agreed.
The so-called kindness should be done in front of others. When we are alone, we might as well love ourselves more.
The wedding was held at the best hotel in the provincial capital. Previously, everyone had assumed Liang Hengsheng's parents were civil servants, but they hadn't realized they were high-ranking officials, directly governing an entire province. The Li family members present dared not utter a word. Even the second sister-in-law, who had come with such eagerness to feast her eyes and taste buds, lowered her head, her hands hanging down, a submissive demeanor, fearing she'd say something wrong and then be unable to return.
However, Liang Hengsheng's parents were very understanding. When the newlyweds offered tea, they asked them to offer it to their daughter-in-law's parents first. This frightened Old Man Li so much that his hands were shaking constantly when he took the tea. He drank less than one-third of the cup of tea and spilled the rest.
"I heard that Nanqiu's third sister-in-law is a private entrepreneur?" Liang's father asked during the meal.
"I don't dare to call myself an entrepreneur. I just make a living by growing medicinal herbs with my fellow villagers," said Tao Xiaoxi.
"So, you're an entrepreneur with a strong sense of kinship with your hometown. Many of us have made money by going into business, but there aren't many like you who can bring your fellow villagers along to prosperity. You should spread the word."
Tao Xiaoxi just thought it was a polite remark from Liang's father, but she didn't expect that a week after the wedding, a reporter really came to interview her. Upon asking, she found out that the county had received a document from the provincial propaganda department, requiring it to report and publicize typical cases of private entrepreneurs, especially those who have contributed to the construction of their hometown, and to make them widely known.
The two publicity efforts made Tao Xiaoxi famous throughout the province and even beyond. Dealers came to her one after another, all wanting to take advantage of her policy support and soar to the top.
At first, Tao Xiaoxi couldn't understand it, thinking that someone in charge of an entire province shouldn't be so brazen and open about it. Then she realized he was "using" her. Not long after, she saw Liang's father on television. It was a national government work conference. He was wearing a large red flower and a red cloth, accepting a commendation from the central government.
Tao Xiaoxi doesn't mind. The government needs results, and she needs results too. As long as the people benefit, she doesn't mind being used, the more the better.
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